Today's Hits and Yesterday's Favorites
The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office arrested a Westminster man on Friday for attempted murder. Booked into the Oconee County Detention Center was 31-year-old Rance Mickey Phillips of Fort Hill Road. Phillips has also been charged with malicious injury to personal property and with driving under the influence by the South Carolina Highway Patrol. A deputy responded to an address on […]
Read moreLast week, U.S. Senator Lindsey Graham (R-SC) voted in favor of the appropriations package which funds the Department of Defense, the Department of Labor, the Department of Health and Human Services, the Department of Education, and related agencies. It was passed by a vote of 85-7. Senator Graham said, “I’m very pleased that the Senate has approved this appropriations package […]
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Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc. and the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office seek the public’s help in the investigation into a recent burglary of a home near Westminster in which firearms were reportedly stolen. On the evening of Aug. 5, a deputy from the Uniform Patrol Division responded to an address on Miller Farm Road in reference to a burglary. The […]
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The Oconee County Sheriff’s Office executed a search warrant Wednesday morning near Walhalla in relation to narcotics activity. Agents from the Narcotics Division, the SWAT team and deputies from the Warrants Division and the Uniform Patrol Division executed the search warrant at 380 Coffee Road after a briefing in the training room of the Law Enforcement Center. The search warrant […]
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The deadline to submit applications for those interested in being a part of the fifth Oconee County Sheriff’s Office “Citizens Police Academy” is fast approaching. The deadline to submit an application is Tuesday, Aug. 28. For more information or to request an application for the Academy, contact Julie Gibson at the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office at 864-638-4122 or via e-mail […]
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The TTI Power Equipment 14th Annual S.C. Apple Festival Car Show, a fundraiser for Crimestoppers of Oconee County, Inc., is now just two weeks away. It is scheduled for Saturday, Sept. 8. Crimestoppers announced last month that TTI Power Equipment will be the title sponsor of this year’s car show. The show will be located on East Main Street in […]
Read moreOn Thursday, Aug. 23, the Oconee County Sheriff’s Office accepted a donation from the Fleet Reserve Association Branch 15 for the Project Lifesaver program. The check for the donation was presented to Oconee County Sheriff Mike Crenshaw by Jim Behrens, Project Coordinator and Clyde Albertson, Branch President of Association, who serves sea service veterans in Pickens and Oconee counties. The […]
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A teacher at Seneca Middle School (SMS) is one of 60 teachers in the United States and Canada to win a grant, according to the School District of Oconee County (SDOC). Cassie Moore loves reading. More than that, she loves inspiring young people to enjoy reading as much as she does. Luckily for SMS students, she focuses that passion on […]
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The Phil Cheney Minstrels perform tonight at the Westminster Music Centre on Main Street. Cheney’s group will lead a hootenanny at 7pm. They are promising a song list of popular, old time favorites easily recognizable to the audience and easy to sing-along. Admittance is $10. Entertainment will run for two hours with a break to allow for the audience to […]
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BorgWarner has donated $50,000 to Tri-County Technical College (TCTC) to name the Hand Tools Laboratory at the new Oconee Campus. Pictured from left are Nikole David training operator; Grayson Kelly, executive director of the Foundation; Rob Danenberger, training coordinator, and Jeff Chandler, training specialist.
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